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United States Patent | 5,023,822 |
Schlotterer ,   et al. | June 11, 1991 |
A programmable system for providing a programmable ratio of output pulses to input pulses. The programmable system receives pulses from an electric power meter and outputs a programmable number of pulses representing a number of kilowatt hours consumed. Various electric power meter disk patterns can be processed by the programmable system. The programmable ratio can be applied via input pins and/or via an external memory.
Inventors: | Schlotterer; John C. (3479 Ivy La., Murrysville, PA 15668); Johnston; Paul M. (8900 Brookstone Ct., Raleigh, NC 27611); Rusnak; Mark F. (P.O. Box 625, Irwin, PA 15642); Pillage; Lawrence T. (405 Smokey Wood Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15218); Byrd, Jr.; Thomas M. (903 Washington St., Cary, NC 27511) |
Appl. No.: | 264582 |
Filed: | October 31, 1988 |
Current U.S. Class: | 708/103; 377/47; 702/108 |
Intern'l Class: | G06F 015/20; G06F 015/22; G06F 007/68 |
Field of Search: | 364/464.04,703,565 377/47 318/570 |
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